The ISA Yachtmaster Coastal Shorebased course develops a recreational sailor's ability to skipper a sailing or motor yacht on coastal passages during daylight and at night.

Shorebased course certificates are course attendance certificates and can only be awarded following successful course completion. Shorebased course completion certificates cannot therefore be issued solely on the basis of assessments completed without course attendance.

The Yachtmaster Coastal Shorebased course Certificates are not prerequisites for the Yachtmaster Coastal or Yachtmaster Offshore certificate examinations; candidates for either of these exams are however, strongly recommended to undertake the relevant shorebased course or courses.